chambrer

\ʃɑ̃.bʁe\

/\ʃɑ̃.bʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“chambrer” is uncommon French (frequency #56,479 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,479
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tenir enfermé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chambrer · chambrer · French

chambrer · rank #56,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,479
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cete

Nearest frequency peer: cete (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « chambrer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « chambrer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chambrer
PropertyValue
Headwordchambrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃɑ̃.bʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chambrer » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chambrertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « cete » (#56,477), « Chartrand » (#56,481), « cesserait » (#56,476). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chambrer » est au #56,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chambrer is uncommon French at frequency #56,479 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃɑ̃.bʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for chambrer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chambrer, spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tenir enfermé.
  2. 2
    Tirer quelqu’un à l’écart ; l’entretenir en particulier.
  3. 3
    Creuser en forme de chambre.
  4. 4
    Mettre le vin à température de la pièce, le réchauffer légèrement.
  5. 5
    Se moquer (de quelqu’un).
  6. 6
    Mettre une cartouche dans la chambre d’une arme à feu, charger une arme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chambrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces wagons, d’un usage très commode, sont réunis l’un à l’autre par des passerelles, suivant le système américain. Au lieu d’être chambré dans un compartiment, le voyageur peut circuler sur toute la longueur du train.
  2. Vous a-t-on pris vos chausses, que vous restez chambrés ?

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chambrer"?
"chambrer" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.bʁe\.
What does "chambrer" mean?
As a verb, "chambrer" means: Tenir enfermé.
How do you pronounce "chambrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chambrer" is \ʃɑ̃.bʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chambrer" come from?
"chambrer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chambrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list